Question 1

what is the best medicine for diverticulitis?

Accepted Answer

Antibiotics: If you are describing an active infection from acute diverticulitis, then appropriate oral or intravenous antibiotics are indicated. Diverticulosis is un-infected small pouches on the colon that are not treated with antibiotics, but with proper dietary changes of higher fiber foods & avoiding junk foods.

Question 2

which medicine to take for diverticulitis is most effective?

Accepted Answer

For acute: Attacks, broad spectrum antibiotics.  Once the acute episode subsides, doctors generally recommend a high fiber diet in order to relax muscles that caused the diverticula in the first place.  It is also important to make sure that the area of presumed diverticulitis does not contain cancer.

Question 3

can i take pain medicine ibuprofen for a diverticulitis flare pain?

Accepted Answer

Ibuprofen: If you do not have any kidney failure or problems with acid reflux which is aggravated by taking advil then yes, you can take this for diverticulitis. If you have persistent pain, fever, or blood in the stools, then you should see a provider.

Question 4

is there over-the-counter medicine that i can take for diverticulitis?

Accepted Answer

No: Diverticulosis is a process through which the colon makes "pockets" over time. It is a common condition and generally does not cause discomfort or fever. However, when one of these pockets becomes obstructed through stool or food by-products, the condition is called diverticulitis. This is a more serious condition for which antibiotics, either orally or intravenously administered, are required.

Question 5

what are some of the non-drug treatments for diverticulitis?

Accepted Answer

The non drug treatments for Diverticulitis include::   Diet changes, Increase fiber in diet, Supportive care, Surgery, Bowel resection.

Question 6

i want to know if there is an otc drug that works like flagyl for diverticulitis.

Accepted Answer

Unfortunately no: But avoiding constipation with high fiber diet/good water intake and/or use of stool softeners may help.

Question 7

i was told i have diverticulitis. its being treated with cefdinir due to allergies to other drugs. will cefdinir help any? how long should i notice improvement? :) i been having bouts of consipation and narrow like stool. thank you?

Accepted Answer

: Constipation and narrow-like stool are not the typical symptoms of diverticulitis. Nowadays, most mild to moderate cases of diverticulitis are self limited, no need for antibiotic therapy and cefdinir is not often used for treating diverticulitis. Good luck.

Question 8

would it be possible, or even logical, for future medicine to have perhaps fillings to cover the sacks of the diverticulosis to qvoid progression into diverticulitis?

Accepted Answer

: Anything is possible. But most diverticula are asymptomatic and require no treatment and diverticulosis is often an incidental finding. So it would logistically and economically laborious and expensive to find and treat them by 'filing' them.

Question 9

my mother was diagnosed w/diverticulitis. the er prescribe her w/only antibiotics. what over the count medicine can she take to relieve her?

Accepted Answer

Time: Antibiotics ARE the treatment of choice. She will improve but it may take a few days for them to work.
The abdominal cramps are painful but in a few days their duration and severity will lessen.
If she does not improve SE the MD ASAP!

Question 10

metronidazole (diverticulitis) for 4days 3x400mg. no alcohol, no other drugs. i have bad anxiety, insomnia, sweating, dizziness, thirst. very worried.

Accepted Answer

Metronidazole: Metronidazole CNS toxicity is rare. Toxic levels of can cause lesions in the corpus callosum and dentate nuclei. Patients present with nausea, vomiting, dysarthria, vertigo, and confusion. Not all your symptoms are easily explained by metron. Side-effects and you should be seen and re-evaluated by your doctor. As an example (rare) brain abscess can occur due to diverticulitis. Go and get better.

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Is there over-the-counter medicine that i can take for diverticulitis?

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What are some of the non-drug treatments for diverticulitis?

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I want to know if there is an otc drug that works like flagyl for diverticulitis.

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I was told i have diverticulitis. its being treated with cefdinir due to allergies to other drugs. will cefdinir help any? how long should i notice improvement? :) i been having bouts of consipation and narrow like stool. thank you?

A member asked:

Would it be possible, or even logical, for future medicine to have perhaps fillings to cover the sacks of the diverticulosis to qvoid progression into diverticulitis?

A member asked:

My mother was diagnosed w/diverticulitis. the er prescribe her w/only antibiotics. what over the count medicine can she take to relieve her?

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Metronidazole (diverticulitis) for 4days 3x400mg. no alcohol, no other drugs. i have bad anxiety, insomnia, sweating, dizziness, thirst. very worried.

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